Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-01-25

ing treaty excepting dynamiters from it's
terms. He had never heard of any such
proposition. that newspaper paragraph
being the first intimati0n that he had had
OF it. He might be permitted to say,
however. that all his feelings and Opin-
ions ran directly opposite TO the current
which this newspaper undertook to point
out for him. He disclaimed any such
feeling as that paper ascrIbed to him. In
relation to these fishery difficulties Great
Britain stood to the United States pre-
cisely as the United States mad stood in
relation to Mexico when the difficulties
on the Rio Grande brought about the
Mexican war. Every Intelligent man
knew how local prejudlces and con-
tiguity famed into flame difficulties
which OF themselves might be susceptible
OF adj djustment.
GREAT CALAMITY.
or all the calamitles that could beiall
either country war between Great Britain
and the United States would be the great
est. Our American Minister abroad had
been true to his country and had asserted
the full measure OF rights of the Ameri-
can people-not only OF their rights but
of the national honor. These negotiations
were still pending, as the Sen ate had been
informed by the secretary of State, with
the hope that they might come to favor
able adjustment. The pending bill (fOr
which he intended to vOte) came before
the Senate in the nature OF a proposition
for a commercial embargo. If not war it
was halt sister of war. The Senators
knew what was the result of the embargo
which had cast its shadows over the last
years OF President Jetferson's sdmlnistra-
tiOn and on which President Jefferson had
mainly relied to prevent war with Great
Britain: That embargo had been runous
TO the United States and bad produced the
war of 1912, with its destruction to the in
fant commerce of the country and its raw
ages on the frontiers.
A DECLARATION OF WAR.
The power contained in the bill was the
most extraordinary declaration OF war
known TO civilized nations, and the bill
itself contained most extraordinary eX-
pressions, the meaning Of which he did
not pretend to understand. Still he would
vote for the bill because it contained q
provision that the President should have
discretionary power In the matter, and
he would not vote for 1T as q mandatory
bill. He would not take the RESPONSE
bIlity of saying that the President should
declare this embargo while negotiations
were still PENDING, and while Senators
knew the full results OF what war with
Great Britain might mean. 1t was well
enough to talk III rhetorical style about
war with Great Britain.
INvINCIBLE ON LAND.
When they came to the matter Of mill
tary resources there were some things
which had better be said in secret session,
The world in arms could not conquer the
United states on its soil, not five such
worlds in arms. The people OF the United
States were invlncible in any such strug-
gie as that. But in maritime war who
could answer Tor the result? Who wanted
to run the risk OF throwing down the
sGAl4'ots 41ttlQ slRaNQy se1ch &QRtsstI Who
Wanted TO inyise auot = contest, however
hfKH hie4a1ffno1pminn nnhIEut1f11Fyshs<1g
if he stopped ~ think for one lnomspt Qf
the enormous ioss, 'Rce 6aIje6ls M 566f q
property, whion would follow from any
such struggle.
Mr.. Edmunds suggested that il the
President firmly and bravely did what
this bill authorized him to do, ali redress
which could be got by peaceful means was
within mis- power.
Mr.. Riddleberger opposed the bill be-
cause it was IN the nature OF a treaty
with Great Britain. He wanted no
treaty.
The amendment offered by Mr.. Vest for
the appointment OF commissioner TO
take testimony in regard to the injuries
inflicted and the losses inflicted by the
British authorities upon American fisher
men was fost by vote OF IL yeas to 81
nays. The bill was then passed by a vo e
of 46 yeas to l nay. Mr.. Riddle berger.
The bill as passed is the same as tele-
graphed recently with only minor verbal
changes, aud the change caused by MIR.
Frve's amendment already noted.
The Senate adj Duraed at $3.50 o'clock,